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1 August 2014 Larvicidal Activity of Brazilian Plant Essential Oils Against Coenagrionidae Larvae
D. T. Silva, L. L. Silva, L. P. Amaral, C. G. Pinheiro, M. M. Pires, B. Schindler, Q. I. Garlet, S. C. Benovit, B. Baldisserotto, S. J. Longhi, C. B. Kotzian, B. M. Heinzmann
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Abstract

Odonate larvae can be serious pests that attack fish larvae, postlarvae, and fingerlings in fish culture tanks, causing significant loss in the supply and production of juveniles. This study reports a screen of the essential oils (EOs) of Nectandra megapotamica (Sprengel) Mez, Nectandra grandiflora Nees, Hesperozygis ringens (Bentham) Epling, Ocimum gratissimum L., Aloysia gratissima (Gillies & Hooker) Troncoso, and Lippia sidoides Chamisso against Coenagrionidae larvae. In addition, the most effective EO and its 50% lethal concentration (LC50) and chemical analysis are described. The larvae of Acanthagrion Selys, Homeoura Kennedy, Ischnura Charpentier, and Oxyagrion Selys were used to assess the EO effects. EO obtained from H. ringens, O. gratissimum, and L. sidoides showed the highest larvicidal effects at 19 h of treatment.Themajor constituents of theEOofH. ringens include pulegone and limonene, while eugenol and Z-β-ocimene predominate in the EO of O. gratissimum, and carvacrol and π-cymene were the major compounds of the EO of L. sidoides. Leaf EOs from H. ringens, O. gratissimum, and L. sidoides showed activity against Coenagrionidae larvae at similar concentrations with LC50s of 62.92, 75.05, and 51.65 µl liter-1, respectively, and these were considered the most promising treatments.

© 2014 Entomological Society of America
D. T. Silva, L. L. Silva, L. P. Amaral, C. G. Pinheiro, M. M. Pires, B. Schindler, Q. I. Garlet, S. C. Benovit, B. Baldisserotto, S. J. Longhi, C. B. Kotzian, and B. M. Heinzmann "Larvicidal Activity of Brazilian Plant Essential Oils Against Coenagrionidae Larvae," Journal of Economic Entomology 107(4), 1713-1720, (1 August 2014). https://doi.org/10.1603/EC13361
Received: 15 August 2013; Accepted: 1 June 2014; Published: 1 August 2014
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aquatic insect
botanical insecticide
damselfly
plant extractive
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